You can browse or edit various z/OS® resources using File Manager® editor. The editor is invoked from the Systems View, which is provided by File Manager® plug-in. The editor is invoked against a selected z/OS® resource by one of the following methods:
Figure 1: File Manager® editor's options |
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Figure 2: Looking up a copybook or template to use |
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When the editor is invoked using one of the methods above (Figure 1), the editor's option dialog is displayed. In this dialog, you can specify various options which control how the editor is invoked. Main options are described below (refer to File Manager® for z/OS® Base manual for full explanation of available options).
When specifying the resource name or a copybook name, you can type a fully qualified resource name or you can use the lookup facility provided in the dialog. You either press the lookup button (which brings up a separate dialog to lookup resources), or press Ctrl+Space to perform lookup based on the name typed in the control so far. Figure 2 is a screen shot of the options dialog after performing the resource lookup by pressing Ctrl+Space. It displays a list of members available in the selected data set (the user pressed Ctrl+Space after typing KEEPER.PLUGIN.COPYBOOK.COBOL(. That is why it is showing a list of members in KEEPER.PLUGIN.COPYBOOK.COBOL data set. If you press Ctrl+Space after typing KEEPER., then it looks up all data sets which start with HLQ KEEPER). For further information see Working with Resources.
Based on the options specified in the dialog, it invokes File Manager® editor against the selected resource. The initial look of File Manager® editor is largely dependent on the specification of a copybook or template. If you specify a copybook or template, then the editor is invoked in Formatted Mode (Figure 3), otherwise the editor is invoked in Character Mode (Figure 4).
Figure 3: File Manager® editor in Formatted Mode |
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Figure 4: File Manager® editor in Character Mode |
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